The police officers had already explained it very clearly to them.

Based on the testimony of witness Huang Banxian, they can take suspects Jiang Jiahua and Jiang Yong'an to the police station for detention and interrogation.

But they only have 24 hours. If Jiang Jiahua doesn't confess within those 24 hours and they can't find any strong physical evidence, they'll have no choice but to release him.

On the way up the mountain, Xu Renjie told Jiang Qiaoqiao the truth: "Comrade Jiang, when Comrade Yang Minghui died, we had already searched this mountain very carefully, but we did not find any clues at the time."

Now that so much time has passed and it's rained several times, the rainwater has washed away most of the clues, making it even harder to find anything. Don't have too high hopes.

Jiang Qiaoqiao had calmed down by now. She nodded and said, "Yes, I understand. Thank you for your help, officers."

Huo Beixiao gently squeezed Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand and whispered, "Qiaoqiao, don't worry. I've already sent Guo Tao with men to chase after Jiang Yong'an. Jiang Yong'an might be a breakthrough."

Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded.

The police have only found Jiang Jiahua so far. Jiang Yong'an was last seen at Yunxian Bus Station yesterday, so he has likely already left Yunxian.

Jiang Qiaoqiao now only regrets that when she first discovered Yang Minghui's body, she realized that something was wrong and refused to believe that Yang Minghui had accidentally fallen off the mountain and died.

Why didn't she investigate further herself at the time? The police closed the case as an accident, and she put the matter aside.

It's too late to regret it now.

Only by finding evidence can we bring Jiang Jiahua and Jiang Yong'an to justice and avenge Yang Minghui!

This time, Jiang Qiaoqiao practically crawled on the ground, searching for every single clue.

But as the police officer said, so much time has passed and several rains have fallen. Even if there were any traces left behind, they have all been washed away by the rain.

As darkness fell, neither the police nor Jiang Qiaoqiao herself had made any progress.

Huo Beixiao looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao's hands, which she had painstakingly cultivated to be fair and delicate, now covered with cuts from the grass and thorns on the mountain, and couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

He picked Jiang Qiaoqiao up and said, "Wife, I'm coming to find you. You stay here and watch, okay?"

His deep, magnetic voice carried a seductive undertone; under normal circumstances, Jiang Qiaoqiao would most likely have been unable to resist and agreed to anything else.

But at this moment, Jiang Qiaoqiao firmly refused, saying, "No, one more person means one more person's strength. I'll search together."

Jiang Qiaoqiao stubbornly broke free from Huo Beixiao's grasp and continued to dig through weeds, bushes, and thorns to find clues.

But just as she broke free, she suddenly heard a "ripping" sound behind her.

She turned her head and found that her clothes were caught on a thorn. Just now, when she moved, a piece of her clothes had been torn off by the thorns.

She frowned, and as she looked away, she noticed something different on the thorns besides the piece of her clothing that had been torn off.

She grabbed Huo Beixiao's forearm excitedly, "Brother Xiao, take a look there, what is it?"

Huo Beixiao shone the flashlight in the direction she was pointing and saw a small piece of cloth hanging there as well.

The piece of cloth had obviously been hanging there for some time, and it had begun to rot after being exposed to wind and rain.

At this moment, the police officers who were searching nearby also noticed their commotion and quickly gathered around.

After looking closely at the piece of cloth, Jiang Qiaoqiao recalled for a moment and said, "This piece of cloth is from one of Jiang Yong'an's Zhongshan suits."

"Comrade Jiang, are you sure?" Xu Renjie asked immediately.

Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded, "Yes, I'm sure. For the past two years, when I was at the Jiang family home, I was always the one washing Jiang Yong'an's clothes, so I know exactly what kind of clothes he has. This piece of cloth must be from his clothes."

"Comrade Jiang, we need to find Jiang Yong'an's clothes and compare them with this piece of cloth to verify what you said."

Furthermore, even if it is confirmed that the piece of cloth was indeed from Jiang Yong'an's clothes, it cannot be used to convict Jiang Yong'an, because it only proves that Jiang Yong'an had been to this mountain, not that he was related to Comrade Yang Minghui's death.

Xu Renjie explained to Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Jiang Qiaoqiao knew that Xu Renjie was right; this was the law.

Without evidence, there's no way to convict someone.

She unconsciously clenched her fist, nodded and said, "Comrade Xu, I understand. I will find a way to get Jiang Yong'an's clothes and prove to you that this piece of cloth is indeed from Jiang Yong'an's clothes."

Even if in the end there is no way to punish Jiang Jiahua and Jiang Yong'an by law.

She will also make Jiang Jiahua and Jiang Yong'an pay the price they deserve in her own way.

The law will give them a quick death, but she will make them wish they were dead!

Xu Renjie had already told Jiang Qiaoqiao everything he needed to say, so he simply said, "If you can get hold of Jiang Yong'an's clothes, we can use them to trick him, and maybe he'll confess his crimes honestly."

Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't say anything more.

It was completely dark on the mountain.

If we couldn't find any evidence during the day, now that it's dark, it's even less likely we'll find any evidence with just the light from a flashlight.

Xu Renjie called for the police to leave, and Jiang Qiaoqiao and Huo Beixiao followed them down the mountain.

Huang Banxian suddenly became quite bold.

He leaned closer to Huo Beixiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao, and said to Jiang Qiaoqiao in a low voice, "Little friend, if you want to avenge your adoptive father and bring the murderer to justice, you don't necessarily have to rely on the police to find evidence!"

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